US4776461A — Pack for cigarettes or the like

Claim 1

Independent Claim 371 words

Cuboid soft-cup pack for cigarettes or the like, with an inner wrapping formed from a tin-foil blank surrounding the pack contents of the package, and with an outer wrapping of paper, cardboard or the like, characterized in that: the tin-foil blank (13) is folded in such a manner around the pack contents that a longitudinal overlap (20), consisting of edge strips (21, 22) of the tin-foil blank (13), is formed in a region of a front wall (14) of the pack; an upper end pack wall (18) and a lower bottom pack wall (19) are respectively formed by upper end tabs and bottom tabs partially covering one another; the longitudinal overlap (20) extends over the entire length of the tin-foil blank (13) into a region of the end wall (18) and bottom wall (19); the edge strips (21, 22) are adhesively bonded together so that the longitudinal overlap (20) has an air-tight construction over its entire length, including the front end wall and the bottom wall; the bottom wall (19) is formed from bottom side tabs (27, 28) folded against the pack contents, trapezoidal longitudinal bottom tabs (29) folded against said bottom side tabs, and an outer, bottom-covering, rectangular tab (24) essentially covering the surface of the bottom wall (19), the bottom-covering tab (24) being divided off from adjacent bottom tabs by bottom lateral severing cuts (25, 26) and being bonded along its free edges to the adjacent bottom tabs by a U-shaped bonding strip (34); the upper wall (18) is formed from: upper side tabs (37, 38) folded against the pack contents; trapezoidal longitudinal upper end tabs (41) folded against said upper side tabs (37, 38) and said contents, said longitudinal overlap (20) extending into the area of one of said longitudinal upper end tabs (41); and an outer end covering tab (35), folded against said longitudinal upper end tabs (41) and divided off from an adjacent end side tab (38) by an upper lateral severing cut (36) forming a rectangular side of said end covering tab (35), said end covering tab (35) being connected along its free edges to said one longitudinal upper end tab (41) and said adjacent end side tab (38) by an L-shaped bonding strip (45).

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 371 words

Cuboid soft-cup pack for cigarettes or the like, with an inner wrapping formed from a tin-foil blank surrounding the pack contents of the package, and with an outer wrapping of paper, cardboard or the like, characterized in that: the tin-foil blank (13) is folded in such a manner around the pack contents that a longitudinal overlap (20), consisting of edge strips (21, 22) of the tin-foil blank (13), is formed in a region of a front wall (14) of the pack; an upper end pack wall (18) and a lower bottom pack wall (19) are respectively formed by upper end tabs and bottom tabs partially covering one another; the longitudinal overlap (20) extends over the entire length of the tin-foil blank (13) into a region of the end wall (18) and bottom wall (19); the edge strips (21, 22) are adhesively bonded together so that the longitudinal overlap (20) has an air-tight construction over its entire length, including the front end wall and the bottom wall; the bottom wall (19) is formed from bottom side tabs (27, 28) folded against the pack contents, trapezoidal longitudinal bottom tabs (29) folded against said bottom side tabs, and an outer, bottom-covering, rectangular tab (24) essentially covering the surface of the bottom wall (19), the bottom-covering tab (24) being divided off from adjacent bottom tabs by bottom lateral severing cuts (25, 26) and being bonded along its free edges to the adjacent bottom tabs by a U-shaped bonding strip (34); the upper wall (18) is formed from: upper side tabs (37, 38) folded against the pack contents; trapezoidal longitudinal upper end tabs (41) folded against said upper side tabs (37, 38) and said contents, said longitudinal overlap (20) extending into the area of one of said longitudinal upper end tabs (41); and an outer end covering tab (35), folded against said longitudinal upper end tabs (41) and divided off from an adjacent end side tab (38) by an upper lateral severing cut (36) forming a rectangular side of said end covering tab (35), said end covering tab (35) being connected along its free edges to said one longitudinal upper end tab (41) and said adjacent end side tab (38) by an L-shaped bonding strip (45).

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 42 words

Pack according to claim 1, characterized in that, because of the distance between the bottom lateral severing cuts (25, 26) and their length, the bottom covering tab (24) has smaller width and length dimensions than the surface of the bottom wall (19).

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 37 words

Pack according to claim 1, characterized in that the longitudinal overlap (20) in the region of the upper end wall (18) extends underneath a centrally-arranged tax revenue stamp (47) extending transversely over the upper end wall (18).

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 39 words

Pack according to claim 3, characterized in that the end tabs forming the upper end wall (18) are bonded in a leak-proof manner to one another, with the exception of a region serving for opening the inner wrapping (13).

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 31 words

Pack according to claim 1, wherein said L-shaped bonding strip (45) has an extension, in the form of a transversely-directed leg (46), defining an opening region of the upper wall (18).

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1991-10-11	1992-04-11	1992-10-11	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1995-10-11	1996-04-11	1996-10-11	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1999-10-11	2000-04-11	2000-10-11	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Pack for cigarettes or the like

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